Posts with the tag NM1

KKOB News anchor quits after story critical of Heather Wilson and Darren White suppressed

JD — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:00:46 MST

KKOB news anchor Laura MacCallum has resigned after the station pulled stories about an alleged vote-buying scheme to benefit candidates Heather Wilson and Darren White at the recent Bernalillo

Media banned from GOP debate, Ogle says

JD — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:44:07 MST

Saturday's GOP congressional debate between Darren White and Joe Carraro is being closed to the media. Candidates will be more "candid" with party insiders if the press is excluded, according to party spokesman, Rory Ogle.
Joe Monahan reported this new development on his blog this morning.

Santa Fe New Mexican reporter, Kate Nash, originally broke the story about the debate in her blog.

A curious aspect of this story is that it highlights the increasing visibility of Ogle, a former Republican state representative (District 28, Bern) as a spokesman for GOP party insiders.

Many will recall that it was Ogle who resigned from the legislature in 2004 after being arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a household member and domestic violence. It was reported that he picked up a twin bed headboard and threw it at his wife, seriously injuring her right hand.

Saturday the gloves come off

JD — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:18:23 MST

Darren White and Joe Carraro, the two Republican candidates for NM's First Congressional District, will go at each other in a debate this Saturday, January 26 at 9:30 AM.